American Indian Place Names In Rhode Island, Page 6

[58] Rider (p. 284) relates this place to Wecapaug, and spells it Pachananage.

[59] Two branches of the Blackstone River. Also place name for Church, Post Office, Library, Race Track, Reservoir, Dam.

[60] Now called "Beach Pond".

[61] Pokanoket in modern spelling; a Wampanoag tribe; an ancient village

[62] Many places bear this name including City, Reservoir, Post Office, Boys Club, Red Sox baseball team, Church &c.

[63] Many places bear this Indian name including City, Bridge, Cove, Park, Neck, River, Valley in Providence, Crompton & East Greenwich.

[64] Originally "Pepuot" in this and the next entry (error in Parsons). For other spellings see Trigger (1978), p. 175. Swanton's brief statement about Pequots:

The Pequot occupied the coast of New London County from Niantic River nearly to the Rhode Island State line. Until driven out by the Narragansett, they extended into Rhode Island as far as Wecapaug River.

[65] Should read Pequttoog, ("The Pequots"); from Roger Williams, A Key into the Language of America, 1643.

[66] Also—Cove, Wildlife Refuge, Historical Society Building, Lake Shores, Park in Pettaquamscutt.

[67] Possible origin for "Hothouse Pond".

[68] Name for ancient Wampanoag village "near Tiverton, R.I." (Swanton, 1952). Today name for Golf Course, Avenue, Heights, Hill, Pond &c in Providence, Bristol, North Scituate and Fall River.

[69] Possibly Toskaunk, Toskiounke or Toskeunke ("Bridge, ford") in Kent County.

[70] Perhaps related to Pachauog or Pawtucket.

[71] Also place name for Middle/High School, River, Dam, Bridge, Fishing Area in Chepatchet and Clayville.

[72] Compare "Paudowaumset" (Pequot-Mohegan language) in New London County, CT.

[73] The Narragansett word Taúpowaw ("A wise speaker") may be related.

[74] Sometimes called Pocasset Neck (Church, 1716).

Name	Historical & Geographical Information	Translation
Pacanaset	Providence County, Johnston	Little cleared place
Pacanauket, Pacanaukett	See Pawconakik
Pacanawkite	See Pawconakik
Pacanoket	Bristol, Warren, Barrington and parts of MA	See Pawconakik
Pachanage	See Pachatange
Pachasset	See Pocasset
Pachatange [58]	Washington County	Divided or boundary place
Pachaug	See Pachauog
Pachauog	Washington County	The turning place;where they play games and dance?; they are playing? (See Pachaug)
Pachawesit	Same as Pocasset?
Pachet	BROOK, crosses the town line between Little Compton and Tiverton, soon joins the stream coming down from Nonquit point, and discharges into the bay, half-way between Stone bridge and Seaconnet point.	At the boundary; dividing place; turning place
Packanocott	See Pawconakik
Pa-co-ag	See Pascoag
Pacousett	See Pocasset (in RI?)
Pageacoag	Providence County	Muddy place
Pahcupog	See Cockumpaug
Pahquopog	Washington County	Clear pond; shallow pond
Pakanoket	Bristol County, Bristol ?	At the small plantation
Pakanokick	See Pawconakik
Pamechipsk	Hills, Providence County, Smithfield	Cross-wise rocks; transverse rocks (across the path/trail)
Pansacaco	POND, or Ponscachuto, at north end of Pettaquamscot or Narrow river. It is half way between the Willet farm and Stuart's birth-place, in S. Kingstown.	Crooked outlet; crooked current
Pantacunset	Providence County, Cranston	At the round place
Papanomscutt	Peebles Neck	Place where we get winterfish (frostfish, tomcods); lookout place?; broken rocks?
Papaquinapaug	Pond and River, Providence County, Cranston	Shallow long pond; double long pond?
Papaquinepaug	See Papaquinapaug
Papasgush	Washington County	A Counselor of King Philip
Papasqaush	PENINSULA, Bristol, R. I. It is so spelled in the original Indian deed, and not Pappoose Squaw, as is generally supposed.	Broken rocks? ; double hill?; patridges?
Pappoose Squaw	Island	See Poppasquash
Paquaback	Providence County, Johnston	Clear or shallow pond
Paquabuck	See Paquaback
Paquantack	or Poquanatack, STREAM, flowing from Poneganset pond, in Glocester, two miles east of Connecticut line, and south of a middle east and west line.	Clear or shallow stream
Paquantuck	Brook, Providence County, Thompson	See Paquantack
Paquattuk	Pawcatuck River, between Connecticut & RI	The clear, shallow tidal stream
Paquatuck	See Pawcatuck
Paquinapaquoge	MEADOWS, near Cocumscussit, or northwest of Wickford.	Place of clear or shallow long pond
Paquinepaguoque	See Paquinapaquoge
Pascachute	See Pansacaco
Pascachuto	See Pansacaco
Paschuchammuck	See Pasipuchammuck
Pas-co-ag	See Pascoag
Pascoag [59]	or Pascoage, RIVER and FALLS, south side of Burrillville [in Chepatchet]. [See Registry of Deeds, Providence, page 160.]	The dividing place (rivers); land at the branch
Pascoage	See Pascoag
Pascogue	See Pascoag
Pascomattas	Washington County	Muddy place?
Pascommattas	See Poscomattas
Pasconuquis	Providence County	Muddy cove
Pasipuchammuck	or Paschuchammuck, COVE. It is an old mill cove in Warwick, says Judge Brayton. It runs from the shore between Nassauket and Warwick neck, in a N. W. direction. [See Stevens' map.]	Divided fishing place
Paskhoage	See Pascoag
Paskonucquish	See Passconuquis
Paskuisset	See Pasquesit
Paspalonage	See Paspatonage ?
Paspatanage, Paspatonage	BROOK, same as Weecapaug, near the line between Westerly and Charlestown.	Small inlet place; boundary at small inlet
Paspataug	See Paspatonage
Pasquesit	ROAD, Paskuisset, running S. E. from Champlin's bridge, on the Pawcatuck river, at Mallerd's bridge, passing under it on the east side of the great Indian swamp, N. E. corner of Charlestown. A brook and pond of the same name, which enter Pawcatuck at Kenyon's mills.	Miry place
Pasquiset	Brook & Pond, Carolina	See Pasquesit
Passagas sa waukeag	See Pessicus
Passaiaco	See Paussachuco
Passananoke	Washington County	Muddy place
Passanoquke	See Passananoke
Passatuthon	RIVER, about Devil's Foot, a little north by west from Wickford	Muddy shallow place; muddy ford
Passcogue	Glouster	See Pascoag
Passconuquis	COVE, one mile and a third south of Pawtuxet. On the left of the entrance into it, is Gaspee point, where the Gaspee was taken. It is probably the same as Occupass, Pawtuxet river.	The miry place
Passeonkquis	Cove, East Greenwich	See Passconuquis
Passpatanage, Passpatonage	See Paspatanage
Passpataug	See Paspatanage
Passquesit	See Pasquesit
Paswonquitte	Kent County	At the muddy bend
Pataconconkset	BOTTOMS. The Warwick north boundary line courses through Pataconconkset bottoms.	See Pataconkset ?
Pataconkset	Cranston	At the round place
Patagumskocte	Washington County	Place of the round rock
Patawomuck	See Potowomut
Patawomut	River & Rocks, Washington County	Miry meadow place (See Potowomut)
Patowomuck	See Potowomut
Pattukett	See Pawtucket
Patucket, Patuckett	See Pawtucket
Patuxet, Patuxet	River, Neck, Providence County (see Pawtuxet)	At the little falls
Patuxit	See Patuxet
Paucahak	See Pocasset (in RI?)
Paucamack	See Paucamuck
Paucamuck	Pond, Providence County	Open or clear pond; shallow pond
Paucatuck	See Pawcatuck
Paucatuck	See Pawcatuck
Pauchasset	See Paucahak
Pauchauog	See Pachaug
Paugachaug	Newport County	At the clear open place?; pond near the hill? Bare hill?
Paugamaug	Pond, Washington County, Exeter	Shallow or clear fishing place
Paugatuck	See Pawcatuck
Paugeamapauge	Pond, Providence County	Divided pond; shallow fishing place at pond
Paukahak	See Pocasset (in RI?)
Paukanawket	See Pawconakik
Paukatuck	See Pawcatuck
Paupasquachuke	Kent County	Double Hill Place
Paupausquatch	See Paupasquachuke
Pauquabunke	See Paquaback
Paussachuco	POND, at the north end of Narrow river, and a little north of the boundary line between North and South Kingstown; same as Passaiaco.	Muddy place
Pautucket	See Pawtucket
Pautuckquitt	See Pawtucket
Pautuckqut	See Pawtucket
Pautuxit	See Patuxet
Pauwanganset	See Pawawget
Pawamack	POND, same as Beach pond, north-west corner of Exeter	See Pawawget
Pawawget	POND, or Powaget in Charlestown, sometimes called Ninigret. Half a mile east of Gen. Stanton's. An arm of this pond stretches north nearly to the highway, where is the Indian fort. It is very near the beach and begins S. W. from Champlin's farm.	Small clear meadow
Pawcanokik, Pawcanakik	See Pawconakik
Pawcatuck	BAY and RIVER [and Bridge, Church, Academy in Ashaway & Watch Hill], Westerly, the river rises partly in Connecticut, and makes a part of the boundary between it and Rhode Island.	The clear divided tidal stream; open divided stream
Pawcatucket	See Pawcatuck
Pawcawtuck	See Pawcatuck
Pawchauquet	Ancient Narragansett village, Washington County, "in western RI", according to Swanton (1952)	At the boundary or dividing place
Pawcomet [60]	Washington County, Arcadia (Beach Pond)	At the small beach
Pawconakik [61]	TRACT, or Pacanoket, embraced Bristol, Warren and Barrington, with part of Swanzey and Seekonk. It was also called Sowams, by the Narragansetts; but Pawcanokik, by the Wampanoags [an old Indian village].	At the cleared land
Pawkamauket	See Pawconakik
Pawkeatucket	See Pawcatuck
Pawkeesett	See Pocasset ?
Pawkunnawkitt, Pawkunnawkutt	See Pawconakik
Pawquabunke	Providence County	Shallow pond
Pawsacow	See Pascachute
Pawtucket [62]	FALLS, four miles north of Providence, in North Providence. It means union of two rivers, and a fall into tide water, because there the fresh water falls into salt. [Potter, p. 266. Pequot Testimonies.]	At the falls in the tidal stream
Pawtuxcette	See Pawtuxet
Pawtuxent	FALLS, near Westerly, in the Pawcatuck river.	At the little falls
Pawtuxet [63]	FALLS, in the village of that name, four miles south of Providence [in Warwick].	At the little falls
Pawwanget	See Pawawget
Pawwawget	See Pawawget
Paynatuck	See Pawcatuck
Pehhongansett	See Ponaganset
Penhogansett	Pond	See Ponaganset
Pequod	See Pequot
Pequot	RIVER, is Thames river, Connecticut.	See alternative entry
Pequot [64], Pequott	PATH, led along the bay through Wickford to Wakefield, and through Charlestown to New York. It is the old count road from Providence, along shore to New London and New York. There are houses along this Pequot road wearing a very antique appearance.	Destroyers (Connecticut Tribes)
Pequt	See Pequot
Pequt toog [65]	The Pequots	See Pequot
Peskeomscut	See Pesquamscot
Pespataug	Pond, Washington County, Charlestown [another name for Nekeequoweese]	The land at the bursting-out place; at the small outlet
Pesquamscot	POND [the largest body of fresh water in RI] also, Warden's, making nearly the N. E. boundary of the Indian lands, which begin at Cross' Mill, and follow the brook up to a little west of the pond, and then strike a brook that runs into Pawcatuck river, at Zachery's bridge, and follows this to Shaddock's weir bridge, and thence south by Weccapaug, to the great East and West road, and follows this to Christopher Champlin's farm.	At the cleft rock; split boulder place
Pessacus	See Pessicus
Pessicus	Narragansett Chief or Sachem. Also called Maussup & Cussucquunsh	Little Bird
Pesuponck	Name found throughout the region	Hot house (Indian sweatlodge)
Petacomscot, Petacomscott	See Pettaquamscot
Petaqumskocte	See Pettaquamscot
Petasquamscutt	Historical Society, South Kingston	See Pettaquamscot
Peteconset	or quonset, BOTTOMS, on the border marshes of Pawtuxet river, near the village of Pontiac Mills, or Clarkeville.	At or near the small round place (either a hill, wigwam or sweatlodge)
Petequamscot	See Pettaquamscot
Petequomscutt	See Pettaquamscot
Petequonset	See Peteconset
Pettacomscott	See Pettaquamscot
Pettacomscutt	See Pettaquamscot
Pettaconsett	Kent County	At the small enclosure?; place of the round rocks? (cf. Petequonset)
Pettaquamscot	TRACT, or PURCHASE; a strip of land, running east from the Pier, in South Kingstown, due west to Charlestown, and along the south side of Worden's pond.	See alternative entry
Pettaquamscot	ROCK, near the river of that name. It is on the west side of Narrow river, half a mile north east from Tower hill church, and half way, in a straight line to Narrow river, in South Kingstown.	See alternative entry
Pettaquamscot [66]	RIVER, or Metatoxet, NARROW RIVER, in South Kingtown], and runs parallel with the bay, from Pascachute pond to Whale rock, and is but a few rods East of McSparren and Tower hill.	At the round rock (cf. Petequonset)
Pettaquamscutt	Spring, Kingston	See Pettaquamscot
Pettequomscott	See Pettaquamscot
Pettiquamscut	See Pettaquamscot
Pettiquamsott	See Pettaquamscot
Pettycomscok	See Pettaquamscot
Petusquamscutt	See Pettaquamscot
Petuxet	See Patuxet
Pisquasent	LAND, in Charlestown. [Potter.]	Muddy (or slippery) rocks place
Pissapoque [67]	Washington County	See Pesuponck
Pittaquomscut	See Pettaquamscot
Pocasset	RIVER, over which is thrown the Stone bridge. It is also applied to the country adjoining, eastward, called Tiverton. [See another Pocasset, or Ohasset, page 39.]	See alternative entry
Pocasset [68]	RIVER, or Pochasset, rises in Johnston, passes Simmons' two factories and Sprague's print works, and enters the Pawtuxet at Whitman's rubber works, two miles from Pawtuxet village. It is also applied to Tiverton shore, as far south as the stone bridge [also in Portsmouth]. The Toskeyonke [69] Indians lived on the bank of this river.	Where the stream widens
Poccassett	See Pocasset
Pochasset	See Pocasset
Pochoke	See Pauchauog
Pockanocket	See Pawconakik
Pockenocket	See Pawconakik
Poggaticut	Washington County	At the clear tidal creek (also a Chief's or Sachem's name)
Poham	Rocks Light House, East Providence	See Pomham
Pohoganse	POND, or Mushuagusset, or Mushuaganic is now Bailey pond, in South Kingstown.	See Mushuagusset
Pohquantuck	See Paquantuck
Pojac	Point, East Greenwich	See Pojack
Pojack [70]	SHORE, south of the mouth of Hunt's river, a little below and S. E. of Greenwich	A Narragansett counselor
Pokanoket	Tribe & Historic location	See Pawconakik
Pomamganset	Pond, Kent County, Warwick	At the small bend?; athwart the path?; place of tribute? (see Mashapaug]
Pomecanset, Pomecansett	See Pomamganset
Pometacom, Pometacum	See Metacomet
Pometacomet	See Metacomet	He is highest of his generation (i.e., of his father's (Massasoit's) House)
Pomham	SHORE, in Seekonk, opposite Field's point and Pawtuxet [and Rocks in East Providence and Rocks Island, Bristol]. "Warwick Neck," says Judge Brayton, "belonged to Sachem Pomham. A controversy existed between Massachusetts and Rhode Island about the title to it, in which Benedict Arnold took part, and S. Gorton."	He travels by sea (Narragansett Sachem or Chief)
Ponaganset	RIVER, leading from the same, and uniting with the Moswansicut, to form the north branch of the Pawtuxet [Glocester - Foster - Scituate].	See related entry
Ponaganset [71]	POND, near Pine hill, in Glocester.	Oyster processing place; waiting place at the cove?
Poncamac	See Wolopeconnet
Pondock	RIVER, runs partly in Rhode Island and into Conn. near Moosup factory.	At the falls
Ponham	See Pomham
Ponquatist	See Puncoteast
Ponscachuto	See Pansacaco
Pontiac	Mills, Avenue & Highway, Warwick, Cranston & East Greenwich	The falls in the river (name of famous Ottawa Chief)
Poonnock	Rock, Kingston	Open/clear land?
Pootatugock	Providence County?	At the place of the cove in the river; shallow cove in the river?
Pootowoomet	See Potowomut
Popanompscut	See Poppanomscut
Popanomscut	See Papanomscutt
Popasquash	Neck, Point in Bristol	See Poppasquash
Poppanomscut	LANDS, the south of Barrington, generally including Nayatt. [Gen. Fessenden.] Same as Phebe's neck.	Lookout hill place; winter-fish (frost fish) place?; place of the double boulder? (See Papanomscuttt)
Poppaqninnapaug	POND, now Fenner's pond, one mile and a half N. W. from Pawtuxet bridge, in a straight line.	Shallow long pond; double long pond? (See Papaquinapaug)
Poppasquash	Neck, Point & Island, Bristol County, Bristol	Partridges; broken rocks?
Poppy-squash	See Poppasquash
Poquanatack	See Poquanatuck
Poquanatuck	Providence County	Shallow river; stream
Poquatocke	See Pawcatuck
Poquiant	Brook, Carolina	See Poquiunk
Poquinunk	See Poquiunk
Poquiunk	BROOK, or Poquinunk or Poquiant, in Charlestown, and runs from Chemunganse pond to Great, or Pawtuxet river	Clear or shallow stream; defender
Poquiunk	BROOK, or Potquient runs from Chemagase, or Watchoag pond into Pawcatuck river, at the N. W. corner of Charlestown. Its course is N. W. from Watchaug pond to the river.	See alternative entry
Poquyent	See Poquiunk
Poscammattas	POND, near the west end of Cedar swamp, in Westerly, probably Borden or Chapman pond. The line described in Potter, [page 65] began at the east end of Long pond, and ran N. W. crossing the shore road to a small pond and swamp, thence north to Borden's or Chapman's pond, and through this to an island called Minnacommuck, and through Aguntaug brook, and thence by said brook to the south bend of Pawcatuck.	Muddy place?
Posneganset	POND, or Punhanganset, or Pushaneganset one mile and quarter S. WV. of Pawtuxet [in East Greenwich].	Oyster processing place; waiting place at the cove?
Postatugock	LOT. [See Registry of Deeds, Prov. page 48, vol. 1.] It is on the Pawtuxet river, and was sold by Wm. Field to Win. Carpenter.	At the place of the cove in the river; at the shallow cove in the river
Potawomut	See Potowomut
Potock	See Pojack
Potok	See Potock
Potowomett	See Potowomut
Potowomuck	Neck	See Potowomut
Potowomut	or Pootowoomet, NECK OF LAND [& Golf Club, Pond, Dam, Post Office, River, Rocks, School], where the Ives live. South west from Warwick Neck light-house two miles [in East Greenwich].	Low meadow land; where there is a going-to-bring-again (i.e. trading place [72])
Potowoomuck	See Potowomut
Potquient	See Poquiunk
Pottowomut	See Potowomut
Powaget	See Pawawget
Powakasik	Newport	At the widening out place
Powwow	Indian events held throughout the region and the country involving dancing, drumming, singing and other customs	Medicine Man [73]
Puckanokick	See Pawconakik
Puckhunk	or nuck, HILL, N. Stonington, near Hopkinton, R. I. It is also called Pendleton's hill.	Clear stream; smoke place; a bear?
Pucknuck	See Puckhunk
Pumgansett, Pumganset	See Pomecanset
Pumham	See Pomham
Puncateest	See Puncoteast
Puncatest	See Puncoteast
Punckatest	See Puncoteast
Puncoteast [74]	TRACT or NECK, the S. W. point of what is now called Tiverton. It is the neck between the east side of the bay and Nonquit pond, on the east. It was the field of several slight skirmishes between the Indians under Philip, and the soldiers under Church.	Low meadow; shallow when overflown
Punhanganset	See Ponaganset
Punhunganset	See Ponaganset
Punhungansth	See Ponaganset
Punhunyun	See Ponaganset
Punkatees	See Puncoteast
Punkateest	See Puncoteast
Puscommattas	See Poscammattas
Pushaneganset	See Posneganset
Puttaquamscuts , Puttaquamscut	See Pettaquamscot
Puttuckqupmscut	See Pettaquamscot